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Well obviously those that are still in highschool they will have to work around school. Also when I enlisted I told my recruiter that I had to take basic over the summer so I imagine he tried to find an MOS that had an open ship date around that time.

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When you enlist you will have the freedom to choose when you ship to a certain extent. You can typically ship as quickly as one month from your enlistment date up to six months out. Ship date availability can vary depending on the MOS.

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You will have the option to chose the time frame in which you attend IET. For example, if you finish this spring semester on May 15th, you can chose a ship date in the late May. I have a Solider who is in college, finishes the semester in mid May and doesn't ship until August. He is choosing to take the fall semester off.